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AFC Bournemouth shows support to Dorset cancer patients
Bournemouth football players Jack Wilshere and Benik Afobe marked World Cancer Day (4 February) by showing support for the Dorset Cancer Care Foundation as well as signing their shirts and donating them to be auctioned.
“We’re proud to show our support for such a great cause on World Cancer Day,” said Bournemouth and England international Jack Wilshere as he and striker Benik Afobe marked the day by supporting Dorset Cancer Care Foundation (DCCF).
“We hope that with the club’s backing and the support of others, Dorset Cancer Care Foundation can continue its great and highly-valued work,” he added.
DCCF gives financial assistance to Dorset families affected by cancer, funding everything from short breaks and counselling, to transport costs to and from hospital and household bills.
The charity was set up in Poole in 2012 and is one of the club’s official charities for 2017. Cherries chairman Jeff Mostyn is also a patron of the charity.
“Bournemouth’s support is invaluable to us as a small, local charity in raising awareness of the struggles people can face while undergoing cancer treatment,” said DCCF trustee Anne Rowland. “Jack and Benik have also kindly signed their shirts and donated them to DCCF to auction off.
“We hope Cherries fans will also join the players in supporting us, by staging their own fundraising events for DCCF in 2017.“
